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1872 Ohio U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1872 Ohio U.S. House District 3 Election?

John Smith won the 1872 Ohio U.S. House District 3 Election. John Smith received 14,929 popular votes (52.1%). The main challenger was John W Sohn (47.81%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Sohn

Smith +4.3 pts · won by 1,229 votes
John SmithRepublicanWINNER52.1%
14,929 votes
John W SohnDemocratic47.81%
13,700 votes
John McElweunknown0.09%
27 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.